'Pick-and-mix' industry help for comics without an agent
02/03/2026 … A new consultancy has launched with the aim of giving unrepresented comedians access to the kind of professional support that has traditionally only been available…
2026 Other news
Mon 02 March 2026
Five more comedians become Live Comedy Day ambassadors
Including Shaparak Khorsandi and Mark Watson
02/03/2026 … Five more comics have signed up to be ambassadors for Live Comedy Day on April 1.
A plug for the Bath Comedy Festival
More than 100 shows in this year's event
02/03/2026 … Bath Comedy Festival is back this spring with more than 100 shows and 300 performances spread across four weeks and a range of city-centre venues.
Bill Bailey announces West End residency
Seven-week London run for his show Vaudevillean
02/03/2026 … Bill Bailey has announced a seven-week West End run of his stand-up show Vaudevillean.
Fri 27 February 2026
Bristol Comedy Garden returns for 15th year
27/02/2026 … Bristol Comedy Garden is back for its 15th edition, with Jack Dee, Josh Widdicombe and Chris McCausland among the headliners performing in Queen Square from June…
Latitude adds Pascoe and Perkins
27/02/2026 … Latitude festival has added Sara Pascoe and Sue Perkins to this summer's event, along with a sing-along show from The Horne Section, the band created by Taskmaster's…
Magda Szubanski's cancer is in remission
'I'm not dead... So, phew, big relief'
27/02/2026 … Australian comedian Magda Szubanski has annpounced she is she is in remission, after receiving treatment for a rare and aggressive cancer.
Thu 26 February 2026
Cosmic Shambles Forest returns to Latitude
With comedians, scientists – and an astronaut
26/02/2026 … The Cosmic Shambles Forest is returning to Latitude this summer, with a string of science and culture events programmed by comedian Robin Ince and producer…